Articles tagged as: Side Effects Public Media
June 13, 2023
Black churches work to blunt the impact of Medicaid unwinding on their communities
Millions of people across the country could lose their Medicaid coverage anytime now because states have, once again, resumed eligibility checks after pandemic-era federal protections expired.
Read MoreJune 8, 2023
Supreme Court reinforces that Medicaid beneficiaries can sue states if their rights are violated
Beneficiaries of safety net programs like Medicaid will still be able to sue states and state officials if their rights are violated, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 8. The ruling slammed arguments by the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Country trying to roll back this right.
Read MoreJune 1, 2023
How the Biden administration is trying to regulate bias in health care AI
Artificial intelligence could revolutionize health care. It could also perpetuate and exacerbate generations of racial inequities.
Read MoreMay 2, 2023
Most states ensure women don’t lose Medicaid shortly after pregnancy. Missouri may join them
Policy experts say one way to help close the racial gap in maternal health outcomes is to ensure people on Medicaid dont lose coverage two months after pregnancy.
Read MoreApril 27, 2023
After Roe fell, legal abortions dropped in Indiana, even after the state’s ban was halted
The uptick in legal abortions in states like Kansas, Illinois and Michigan has not made up for the decrease in states that implemented post-Roe restrictions, according to a new report.
Read MoreApril 17, 2023
Medicare's hospice experiment: Putting private insurers in charge
A federal pilot project tests handing the reins of some hospice care over to private insurers. The experiment, which began in 2021, could ultimately transform the end of life care available to millions of Americans.
Read MoreApril 3, 2023
15 million people could lose Medicaid in the next year. Here's what the research says
Researchers estimate 15 million people will lose their Medicaid starting April 1 when states begin removing people from the low-income health insurance program for the first time in three years.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2023
A hospital went dark after it was hacked. It’s still reeling two years later
U.S. hospitals have seen a record number of cyberattacks in recent years. Such attacks can upend hospital operations, costing millions of dollars and putting patients' lives at risk.
Read MoreMarch 27, 2023
Hospital stays are hard. What if you could get care at home?
The pandemic pushed Medicare to start paying for hospital-at-home care for the first time, launching the largest test ever of home-based hospital care.
Read MoreMarch 23, 2023
Families take drastic steps to help children in mental health crises
An insufficient mental health care system pushes some families to give up custody of their children for care. States look for better solutions.
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